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Articles from August, 2013
In "Sneak Preview: What the New SAT and Digital ACT Might Look Like," New York Times reporter Tamar Lewin interviewed David Coleman, who assumed leadership of the College Board last October, after having served as architect of the Common Core.
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Should "Tweeps" Be in the Dictionary?
Library Journal and Oxford University Press recently organized a webcast entitled "Should 'Tweeps' Be in the Dictionary?" about the role of dictionaries in the age of social media. Participating were Katherine Connor Martin, head of U.S. dictionaries at OUP, Henrietta Thornton-Verma, reviews editor at Library Journal, and Ben Zimmer, executive producer of Vocabulary.com and the Visual Thesaurus. Read Thornton-Verma's recap here, and listen to the full webcast here.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Paul Farhi of "The Washington Post" for "Epochal"
Reporter sums up the change in a single strong word
In The Washington Post's own coverage of the sale of the paper to Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, reporter Paul Farhi used epochal to describe the change digital technology is bringing to newspapers.
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Rebranding — which is a heckuva euphemism itself — has been the root cause of many euphemisms over the years, as fish have become sea kittens and rich jerks have become job creators. The latest attempt at ridiculous, retch-worthy rebranding is knowledge people: in other words, librarians.
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Ten Words from "The NY Times" - Aug. 7, 2013
Ten Words from "The NY Times" - Aug. 7, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - Aug. 7, 2013. Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.
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List of the Week: Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Learn five new lists!
Learn five new interactive Vocabulary Lists taken from Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
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Under the HoodThe science of vocabulary building
Study Finds Listening Essential for Learning New Words
One more reason to listen to pronunciation as you play
Last month, we brought you a new video tour of our pronunciation feature that helps you better understand words as you learn. Now, a new study suggests that this feature is not just helpful — it may be essential for learning new words.
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